- Support for authoritarians is near-majority (47%) for lower income but is much lower (27%) for higher income. Income inequality tied to political divisions?
- On a scale from -100 to +200, global mental health is about a 65, better than ‘enduring’ but not ‘succeeding’.
- By country, happiness varies substantially with a high of Finland at 7.7 out of 10, and Afghanistan at 1.7. (North America averages ~6.7).
- Since 1993, sea levels have risen 103 mm. It took at least 80 years to reach that much rise based on the 1900 level.
- Global debt is up to 336% of GDP. Household debt was insignificant in 1950 but is now about 20% of Global debt.